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CH47 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 858 road traffic collisions in the CH47 postcode district, Wirral, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,133 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 144 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 5 collisions, down from 9 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
858
2,257th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,133
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
16
16 people killed
Serious collisions
144
163 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
9 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
7
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for CH47

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal161.9%
  • Serious14417%
  • Slight69881%

What the data shows

  • CH47 had 102 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 23% fewer than the 133 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in CH47 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 118 children under 16 were killed or injured in CH47, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in CH47.

Where CH47 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,257th
Most casualties
2,271st
Most fatal collisions
2,259th
Most serious collisions
2,361st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday126 (15%)
  • Tuesday116 (14%)
  • Wednesday113 (13%)
  • Thursday129 (15%)
  • Friday136 (16%)
  • Saturday128 (15%)
  • Sunday110 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight652 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit181 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway802 (93%)
  • Roundabout26 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (2.4%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph794 (93%)
  • 40 mph33 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph13 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds691 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant608 (54%)
  • Pedestrian200 (18%)
  • Cyclist138 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant27 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CH47 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CH47, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CH47 peaked at 34 in 1980; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202557
2024910
20231114
20221414
20211112
202078
20191115
20181111
20171013
20161315
20151420
2014811
20131321
20121012
20111419
20101114
20091418
20081740
20071823
20061418
20052226
20042026
20032433
20022433
20011213
20002234
19992329
19982227
19972738
19962426
19952026
19943038
19932028
19922838
19911924
19902534
19892127
19882131
19872733
19863147
19852832
19842334
19831519
19821624
19811823
19803440
19792735

Map of recent crashes in CH47

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CH47

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CH47

The 24 most recent collisions in CH47 happened between 15 January 2023 and 3 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CH47

The A553 has the most collisions in CH47, 394 of 858 (46%), followed by the A540 (64).

Collisions in CH47 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5533945501372
2ndA5406485110
3rdB51474500
4thA5523301

Council area for CH47

CH47 is in Wirral, where police recorded 43,865 collisions from 1979 to 2025. CH47 accounts for 2% of them.

Towns in CH47

Collisions in CH47 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Hoylake (389) and Meols (319).